Mourinho gets Tottenham’s managerial post to replace Pochettino

Tottenham Hotspur has appointed Jose Mourinho as the new manager to replace the sack Mauricio Pochettino.

Hotspur is standing in 14th position in the English Premier League.

Report have it that the Portuguese former Chelsea, Real Madrid and Manchester United manager signed a contract until the end of the 2022/23 season.

Pochettino, 47, transformed Spurs’ fortunes after arriving from Southampton in 2014 and although he failed to win a trophy he took the club to the Champions League final for the first time in their history just six months ago.

But the Argentine was sacked on Tuesday, with Tottenham struggling in the league after picking up just three wins from their opening 12 games.

This season they were knocked out of the League Cup by fourth-tier Colchester United and suffered an embarrassing 7-2 defeat at home to Bayern Munich in the Champions League.

Spurs Chairman Daniel Levy said: In Jose we have one of the most successful managers in football. He has a wealth of experience, can inspire teams and is a great tactician.

Spurs hailed their new boss, saying in their statement: “Jose is one of the world’s most accomplished managers having won 25 senior trophies.”

He won Champions League titles with Porto and Inter Milan.

The 56-year-old Portuguese won three Premier League titles over two spells in charge of Chelsea and returned to England to manage Manchester United in 2016.

Mourinho was sacked last December following a poor run of results and has been out of work since, most recently working as a TV pundit.

His first match in charge will be the London derby away to West Ham on Saturday.